Important People of Am.Rev.

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King George III

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British king during Revolutionary era

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Lord Cornwallis

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British general who surrendered at Yorktown

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John Adams

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Promoted the cause of independence

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George Washington

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Commander of the Continental Army

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Thomas Jefferson

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Major author of the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Paine

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Wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense," promoting the cause of independence

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Paul Revere

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Patriot who made a daring ride to warn colonists of British arrival

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Benjamin Franklin

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Prominent member of the Continental Congress; helped frame the Declaration of Independence; helped gain French support for American Independence

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Phillis Wheatley

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Enslaved African American who wrote poems and plays supporting American independence and who eventually gained her freedom

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The Marquis de Lafayette

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French nobleman who served in Continental Army; Worked with the king of France to send French troops, ships, and funds that assisted the colonists in the American Revolution and contributed to the victory at Yorktown.